Sporting Lagos midfielder Victor Umoh opened up about the touching tribute behind his decision to wear his father’s name on his jersey for the Nigeria Premier Football League campaign, just hours after enduring a profound personal tragedy.
Better known to football fans as Clifford, the playmaker revealed that dropping his first name was a heartfelt homage to his late father, who was an ardent football lover and his greatest motivator, as well as a nod to his roots on the streets of Nasarawa.
“Decided to change the name to honour my dad,” Umoh said. “From Victor to Clifford, Clifford is also my name, the name my dad normally calls me. So, I changed the name to honour my dad, and also the streets, because where I grew up in Nasarawa, everybody calls me Clifford, everybody knows me as Clifford.”
The emotional weight of the name change became even more poignant
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